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Passage-1 The conversion of an amide b...

Passage-1
The conversion of an amide by action of `NaOH and Br_2` to primary amine that has one carbon less than the starting amide is known as Hofmann-Bromoamide reaction.
`R - CO - NH_2 underset("or" NaOBr) overset(Br_2 + NaOH) (to) R - NH_(2) + NaBr + Na_(2) CO_(3)`
Mechanism:

Number of moles of NaOH consumed in above reaction :

A

1

B

2

C

3

D

4

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D
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